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[oneshortdamnfuse]

Students with food intolerances deserve a safe, free lunch too. Failing to provide that because you think it’s unnecessary is just ableism. “Eating this food causes them pain because their body can’t digest it, but it’s not life threatening so we don’t need to accommodate it” is such a bad take. Yes, let’s just make them sick every day instead of giving them the option of safe, free foods to eat. So poor kids will have to choose every day if they’re going to starve themselves or if they’re going to be in excruciating pain the rest of the day when they’re trying to learn. Makes no sense.

Furthermore, I don’t think people realize what food intolerances entail. It’s not just, “oh, eating this food gives me a stomach ache.” It is often caused by the body’s inability to break down the sugars in the food because the pancreas and/or the small intestine doesn’t make enough digestive enzymes. People with food intolerances can have a number of disabling conditions, especially because of malnutrition and malabsorption. I am dependent on digestive enzyme supplements, as well as vitamins because I can’t eat and/or get the nutrition I need to thrive without them. This is disabling. Yes, even if it’s not going to immediately kill me if I eat the wrong thing.

Don’t put people in places where they’re required to work, promising that food will be provided for free, and then only provide foods that will make them sick.

[chronicallyillz]

Hot take: Squatty potties should be required in all bathrooms cuz god damn.

[loverboy-ant]

my tummy hurts and i'm being so brave about it (woke up out of a dead sleep bc cramps were so horrific)

[chronically-izzzzle]

Starting Medsurg1 in a week and a half so I decorated my dedicated trapper keeper for medsurg1-2. You couldn’t tell I’m a 40 year old spoonie! Hyuuuuck! :D

I may be 40 and going back to school for a new career ( and I feel personally seen learning about all these medications and joint issues and chronic pains…. /again-i-hyuck), but I have the joints of the older adult population!

[promethiae]

Whatever the hell is going on with my digestive system is starting to interrupt my daily life so I'm being an adult about it and I have a doctors appointment in 2 weeks.

Anyone have tips on how not to be dismissed off hand as 'just being dramatic'?

[tiredoflyme]

Of course as soon as I leave my house for a 3+ hour drive, the diarrhea hits. Woth no time to turn around, I had to stop at a gas station 1/4 miles from where I live to go the bathroom.

[mental-mona]